2023 VHF Low Band Logs

[kkn50]

Log for 2022/01/01
Childersburg, Alabama
Uniden SDS200 with ST2 Antenna

FREQ	SQ	CALL	DESCRIPTION
33.8600	77.0	KGC676	Fire/EMS Dispatch - Washington Co MD
33.9600	179.9	WQF238	Fire Dispatch - Lyme/Old Lyme, CT
37.5800	CSQ	KGA859	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PA w/ Morse ID
37.6600	CSQ	KQX988	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PA w/ Morse ID
46.4600	CSQ	KCT272	Fire/EMS Dispatch - Baltimore County, MD "EMS to MacDill Road"

 

[kkn50]

Good signal on 33.960/C179.9

Old Lyme CT 2022-01-01 18-30-46 [33.960000-C 179.9--[S71]Low Band -33 MHz].mp3

drive.google.com

Old Lyme CT 2022-01-01 18-31-04 [33.960000---[S71]Low Band -33 MHz].mp3

drive.google.com

 

[kkn50]

Log for 2022/01/02
Childersburg, Alabama
Uniden SDS200 with ST2 Antenna

FREQ	SQ	CALL	DESCRIPTION
29.6200	146.2	KQ2H	Repeater, Wurtsburo, NY
33.0400	114.8	WQDR782	Fire Dispatch - West Barnstable MA
33.0400	179.9	WPMG350	EMS Dispatch, Mohegan Tribe of Indians of CT, New London
33.4800	179.9		Fire Dispatch - Tolland CT
33.5800	114.8	KNCS289	Fire/EMS Dispatch - Yarmouth Municipalities MA
33.6400	114.8	KNAW393	Fire Dispatch - Bourne MA
33.6600	179.9	KCB979	Fire Dispatch - Norwich CT
33.7800	114.8	KNGE459	EMS Dispatch - Falmouth MA
33.8400	131.8	KCF918	Fire Dispatch - Uxbridge, MA
33.8800	179.9		EMS Dispatch - Possible New London county or Windham county CT
33.9000	179.9		EMS Dispatch - Possible CT
33.9400	179.9	WNHR373	Fire Dispatch - Waterford CT
33.9600	179.9	WQF238	Fire Dispatch - Lyme/Old Lyme, CT
37.4600	CSQ	KWG479	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PA w/ Morse ID
37.4600	CSQ	KXD499	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PA w/ Morse ID
37.6200	CSQ	KFE664	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PA w/ Morse ID
37.6600	CSQ	KQX988	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PA w/ Morse ID
37.8600	CSQ	KGE748	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PA w/ Morse ID
44.5800	CSQ		BNSF Hy-Rail Limits Compliance System (Packets)
49.1000	CSQ		Ringing tone (band open to northeast US)

 

[kkn50]

Log for 2022/01/03
Childersburg, Alabama
Uniden SDS200 with ST2 Antenna

FREQ	SQ	CALL	DESCRIPTION
33.8800	179.9		EMS Dispatch - Possible New London county or Windham county CT
37.4600	CSQ	KWG479	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PA w/ Morse ID
37.5800	CSQ	KGA859	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PA w/ Morse ID
37.5800	CSQ	KGC284	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PA w/ Morse ID
37.6200	CSQ	KFE664	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PA w/ Morse ID
37.7000	CSQ	KQZ249	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PA w/ Morse ID
37.8600	CSQ	KGD698	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PA w/ Morse ID
39.1800	107.2		Fire/EMS Dispatch - Possible Oakham MA
39.6000	110.9		EMS & Police Dispatch - Douglas MA

 

[kkn50]

Log for 2022/01/15
Childersburg, Alabama
Uniden SDS200 with ST2 Antenna

FREQ	SQ	CALL	DESCRIPTION
39.9600	100.0	WQDW749	Fire / EMS Dispatch - Frontier Co, NE "Attention Curtis & Maywood EMTs, this is a pager test only, WQDW749"
42.1200	203.5		MO HP "Springfield clear"

 

[Scanning-NWA]

Log for 2022/01/15
N.W. Arkansas
Uniden BCT15X with Comet GP-15 Tri-Band Antenna

Momentary Military skip heard in the afternoon hours:
38.90 MHz Range Control (Medivac in the air overhead)
46.75 MHz Range Control

 

[Dispatrick]

Set some reception records today. THREE California Highway Patrol stations. officially further than my previous record of the taxis in Costa Rica.

39.2200 192.8 White 3 - South Los Angeles (77)
39.4000 186.2 Gold 2 - Santa Fe Springs (83)
39.2600 118.8 Copper 1 - Base - Arrowhead (101) / San Bernardino (75)

also got some Ft Hood TX comms
30.4500 151.4

 

[wcu02mpa]

I was picking those up as well here in North Florida as well as some other CHP 39.XX frequencies; very strong signals. Right about that time 29.60 opened up to the west and the south. I worked some South and Central America stations. Hopefully this keeps up. Low Band!!!!!

 

[marvinsuggs]

I'm hearing what appears to be Lancaster, PA on 33.90. Is that possible? I thought they shut down their low band last year.

 

[RichardKramer]

I'm hearing what appears to be Lancaster, PA on 33.90. Is that possible? I thought they shut down their low band last year.

That's what the locals were saying; but I still hear them on low band, they still have a valid license.

 

[marvinsuggs]

Received on 2-10, Richmond, TX
33.78 Southwest New Hampshire District Fire Mutual Aid
33.80 Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications (QV), CT
33.88 QUINEBAUG VALLEY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS INC
E. Killingly, CT
33.90 Lancaster Co FD, PA
Radnor Township, PA FD
33.96 Westchester Co, NY FD

 

[217]

I'm hearing what appears to be Lancaster, PA on 33.90. Is that possible? I thought they shut down their low band last year.

It's true. Someone is rebroadcasting the digital over the analog airwaves. The digital fanboys wanted everyone to believe analog was silenced in Lancaster county. I guess it relates to simplifying to the database. If you have two scanners you can catch them on 33.9 and 33.92 simultaneously. I warn you this, there is an extreme delay between the two frequencies.

 

[marvinsuggs]

Thank you 217

 

[W1KNE]

I guess it relates to simplifying to the database.

Has nothing to do with that. Sometimes we get DB submissions from users, out of our normal reception area , that incorrectly state low band usage has stopped. If the Low Band frequencies are in use, they need to be listed in the database. Someone local should confirm and resubmit them.

 

[ve9at]

Picking up 30.450 MHz right now and very loud and clear which appears to be a range in the US. Never got the location or a call sign as of yet but wondering if this might be Fort Hood. My location is in the Bay of Fundy Canada.

 

[blantonl]

Picking up 30.450 MHz right now and very loud and clear which appears to be a range in the US. Never got the location or a call sign as of yet but wondering if this might be Fort Hood. My location is in the Bay of Fundy Canada.

It is almost certainly Fort Hood Range Control in central Texas. It’s been a mainstay VHF lowband catch for years.

 

[devicelab]

Just got back into VHF low band scanning. I can only scan from 30-50 megs at the moment using my TRX-1. Using a Diamond D3000N discone antenna @ 30'

3-9-2022
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32.70 150 JBLM - "RUGGED SHEPHERD"
43.18 CSQ "You said XXX twice"
43.84 CSQ CORDLESS BASE "MAUREEN" Neighbors of "KEM, KEVIN" [cat-sitters]
45.20 127.3 CEMNET (WA EOC)
47.54 97.4 CEMNET (WA EOC)
47.98 94.8 CEMNET (WA EOC)
48.26 CSQ Grays Harbor County PUD
48.66 110.9 Green Diamond Resource Co.

3-8-2022
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32.70 150 JBLM - "170 Go Ahead... Currently passing Exit 13..."
34.60 150 Bullseye Radio INPUT "7-9-21" (input to 148.6 ???)
43.84 CSQ Cordless Phone Ch 4 (BASE)
45.20 127.3 CEMNET (WA EOC)
45.36 127.3 CEMNET (WA EOC)
45.48 127.3 CEMNET (WA EOC)
47.98 94.8 Mason County PUD
48.66 110.9 Green Diamond Resource Co. (47.52, 49.42)
49.86 CSQ Baby Monitor

Those military recordings are here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5rcewyk0dy8ldkg/327a.mp3?raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2kutzi7knytv6rc/327b.mp3?raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fanueeelsx51p2d/327c.mp3?raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/a80uxj73iaw0cfd/327d.mp3?raw=1

 

[marvinsuggs]

Very cool! Where are you located?

 

[devicelab]

Logs for today and yesterday.

3-11-2022
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30.60 107.2 Unknown [skip]
30.72 150 US MIL [skip]
31.82 DCS 244 "Petersen... Base to Petersen" [skip]
32.70 150 US MIL
33.56 CSQ Dispatcher - Unknown Dept (Ambulance) [skip]
43.18 CSQ "This is THINKTANK, we'll be..." [skip]
43.84 CSQ Cordless Phone
47.54 97.4 WPBI242/BALDI (CW ID) -- Pierce Co SAR Council
47.92 Female Voice [skip]
48.66 110.9 Green Diamond Resource Co.

The 43.18 mhz was interesting. Used a callsign of THINKTANK. Any ideas?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ez9kuq6iyc1c08b/thinktank-4318.mp3?raw=1

The 32.7 mhz US MIL recordings were interesting. The last two are from open mic in vehicle -- VOX perhaps. Eventually they went OOR.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4go5u1vou9wsczm/327e.mp3?raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/97n0soecoyo9rxk/327f.mp3?raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/k5v7wlszzcp23er/327g.mp3?raw=1

 

[chrismol1]

These cordless phones still on lowband are skip? Thats amazing. They must be old phones with telescopic antennas? Whats the power output on those old phones?